2022 MBA Pay: General Management

Harvard Business School has been called the “West Point of Capitalism.” Based on starting pay for general managers, Stanford GSB is Parris Island and Top Gun rolled into one. Long known for honing soft skills and self-awareness, Stanford GSB graduated students who averaged $171,033 to start in General Management. In fact, Harvard Business School ranked 4th in General Management pay, behind Ivy rival Wharton and upstart USC Marshall. Realistically, MBAs can expect $130K-$140K to start in General Management, with 16 classes clustered in this range in 2022. The Wharton School also produced the highest paid MBA in General Management at $300K, with grads from Chicago Booth and Stanford GSB each snapping up $275K checks to start.